Given the following enthymeme: Harold must be guilty. After all, he was arrested.
The statement needed to convert the enthymeme into a valid syllogism is:
A) Harold was convicted. (Premise)
B) Everyone who was arrested is guilty. (Premise)
C) Everyone who is guilty was arrested. (Premise)
D) Some guilty people were arrested. (Conclusion)
E) A few people who were arrested are guilty. (Conclusion)

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This is a valid syllogism because it presents a universal premise (Everyone who was arrested is guilty) and a specific premise (Harold was arrested) to logically conclude that Harold must be guilty. The other answer choices either do not provide a universal premise or provide a more limited conclusion that cannot be logically inferred from the premises.

Given the Following Enthymeme: Harold Must Be Guilty